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Uisufrmav STATES GEORGE FRANCIS csoss,

PATENT OFFICE,

oF sANANToNIo, TEXAS.

PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of'Letters Patent No. 633,812, dated September 26, 1899.

. Application filed April 19, 1.8.99.

new and improved press more especially de-v signed for holding down sauer-krant, pickles, and other articles Vin barrels, tubs, or like receptacles, the press being simple and durable in construction, very eective in operation,

and arranged to permit its convenient insertion or removalvfrom the receptacle.

The. invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims. y

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the views.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement on the line 1 l in Fig. 2, and Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view ot' the same on the line 2 2 in Fig. l. Y

As shown in the drawings, the press is applied to a tub A, partly iilled with the article to be pickled and having the brine standing above the article, as shown. The article is engaged on topby a presser-plate B, formed of a bottom piece B and a cross B2, to prevent the bottompiece from warping while submerged in the brine. On the cross B2 of the presser-plate and at the center thereof is erected a guideway C, in which is mounted to slide vertically a presser-foot D, provided at its upper end with a suitable handle E, adapted to be taken hold of by the operator to move the said presser-foot downward in its guideway and. force the presser-plate in Iirm contact with the article, as hereinafter more fully described.

On the lower end of the presser-foot D are arranged two pins F F', ext-ending ata right angle to one another and tted to slide in alined slots C' C2, respectively, formed in the lower portion of the guideway G. On the outer ends of the pins F F are formed arms G, each provided at its outerend with a spur f G', adapted to engage the wall of the tub A,

so as to securely lock the press in position in sean No. 713.621. (No maar said tub A and to hold the presser-plate B 'firmly in contact with the article in the tub.l

The outer ends of the arms G are litted to slide loosely in guideways formed by pins H, secured to the cross B2 of the presser-plate. rOn one side of the presser-foot D are arranged ratchet-teeth D', adapted to be eugaged by a dog I, fulcrumed at the upper end of the guideway C and serving to lock the presser'footD against upward movement in its guideway after the presser foot is pushed downward and the arms Gare locked with the wall of' the tub and the presserplate is firmly held in contact with the artia cle under treatment in the tub.

Previous to inserting the vpress in the tub A for the purpose mentioned the dog I is out of engagement with the ratchet-teeth D' of the presser-foot D, and the latter is thus in an uppermost position, its pinsF F' resting against the top wallsof their slots C' C2.

When it is desired to use the device, it is placed in a tub, the presser-plate engaging the article, and with the presserafoot pushed downward with sncient force to press the article to the desired degree. When this has been done, the operator forces the presser foot D downward, so as to slide the arms G outward and cause their spurs G' to embed themselves inthe wall of the tub. During the movement of the presser-foot D the dog I glides over the ratchet-teeth D', and when the presser-foot hasreached its uppermost position then the dog automatically locks the press is now securely locked in position in the tub, the presser-plate holding the article firmly in place, the brine standing on the top of the article, and the lower portion of the press being immersed in the brine.

It will be seen that the press is very simple and durable in construction, can be readily applied to the tub, and when it is desired to remove it it is only necessary to swing the dog I out of engagement with the corresponding ratchet-teeth D' and to then lift the press out of the tub by taking hold of the handleE as the preseerfoot D 'first slides upward to withdraw the arms G from engagement with the wall of the tub to unlock the press and allow its final removal from the tub.

Having thus described my invention, I

l presser-foot against upward movement. The

claim as new and desire to secu re by Letters Patent l. A press for use in tubs and like receptacles, comprising a presser-plate formed of a bottom piece and a cross-piece, a guideway erected on said cross-piece at the center of the presser-plate, a presser-1" oot vfitted to slide in said guideway and adapted to be locked thereto, pins carried by the lower end of said presser-foot and extending in slots in said guideway, and arms pivoted on said pins and having spurs at their outer ends to engage the wall of the receptacle, substantially as shown and described.

2. A press for use in tubs and like receptacles, comprising a presser-plate formed of a bottom piece and a cross-piece, a gnideway erected on said cross-piece at the center of the presser-plate, a presser-foot fitted to slide in said guideway and adapted to be locked thereto, pins carried by the lower end of said presser-foot and extending in slots in said guideway, arms pivoted on said pins and having spurs at their outer ends to engage the wall of the receptacle, and a dog carried by said gnideway and adapted to engage ratchetteeth on said presser-foot, as set forth.

3. The combination of apresser or follower plate, a guideway mounted vertically thereon, a presser-foot sliding in the guideway, and arms mounted on the presser-foot on horizontal axes, the arms extending over the follower or presser plate and engaging the same to rock thereon, the arms serving to hold the follower or presser plate in position.

4l. The combination ofa presser-plate, arms mounted above and bearing on the presserplate, the arms engaging the plate to rock thereon, and means supported bythe presserplate for rocking the arms, the arms serving to hold the presser-plate in position.

GEORGE FRANCIS CROSS.

Witnesses:

NAT LEWIS, A. KRAUSE. 

